Submerged NC: And the Winner is… Who Won the Battle of Hampton Roads?
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
Join historian John V. Quarstein as he dives into the 160-year-old question, “Who Won the Battle of Hampton Roads?” The first clash between ironclad vessels was over by mid-day on March 9, 1862. Both North and South claimed victory; neither side admitted the battle was a draw. USS Monitor declared victory because it had stopped the Confederate ironclad from destroying any more Union wooden warships. And CSS Virginia also claimed success because it had damaged Monitor, destroyed five ships, and remained the defender of Norfolk and the James River during the first two months of the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. This engagement changed naval warfare forever, proving the power of iron over wood.